French Green Beans Sauted With Mushrooms And Almonds

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I created this asian-inspired dish last night. It is permissible for phase one of the south beach diet and we loved it. I used frozen french beans from trader joe's, but fresh beans would be wonderful! Amounts are highly approximated; i didn't measure when making this, but this is pretty similar to what i did. (if using fresh beans, you'd probably want to blanch them in boiling water and then plunge in ice water, and *then* add to the pan.)

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Steps

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Heat oil over medium heat.

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Saut garlic until soft , being careful not to let it burn.

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Add sliced mushrooms and saut until they look fairly cooked and shiny.

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Add almonds and saut for a couple more minutes.

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Finally , add frozen green beans and splash of soy sauce.

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Stir frequently until beans are just cooked and , of course , no longer frozen.

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If not on the south beach diet or watching sugar intake , you could add oyster sauce or other asian condiment to the mixture.

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Ingredients

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olive oil, garlic cloves, button mushrooms, whole almond, frozen french-cut green beans, soy sauce